Listening deeply : an approach to understanding and consulting in organizational culture by Howard F Stein(
)13
editions published
between
1994
and
2017
in
English
and held by
851 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Listening deeply is the foundation of all effective organizational management, research, and consulting. This book explores
the many aspects of attentive listening through storytelling and includes examples of organizational case studies. In Stein's
practice, listening deeply is an attitude evoked by the psychoanalytic concept of hovering attention--a careful attending
to the person or group one is trying to help and an equally careful attending to how one is hearing these others. The listener's
own feelings are as crucially diagnostic as what the consultant observes in other people. This new edition of Listening Deeply
updates historical context, theory, method, and organizational stories. A psychodynamic orientation informs much of the book
and the language Stein uses is direct. His lessons are useful to the manager in any kind of organization, as well as practitioners
of psychology, sociology, business management, medicine, and education."--

The dysfunctional workplace : theory, stories, and practice by Seth Allcorn(
)6
editions published
in
2015
in
English
and held by
821 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This book explores the dark, dysfunctional nature of organization and the experience of working in them. The authors offer
dozens of stories of workplace dysfunction and use a psychoanalytically informed perspective to help readers understand why
a leader, colleague, or friend behaves in ways that are destructive to others and to the organization. The work is divided
into three parts: theory, stories, and practice. Topics covered in the first section include the value of storytelling, an
overview of competing paradigms in analysis, and the value of psychoanalysis and its explanatory power. This is followed by
chapters on case stories organized by theme and a conclusion that explores the implications of the research and analytic practice.
The engaging stories are drawn from events the authors have experienced or observed, and from their roles as professional
consultants. Subjects range from the consequences egotistical and shortsighted leaders can have on organizations to details
such as the effect a suddenly empty desk has on staff in the office. This fresh scholarship provides the basis for studying
the workplace, organizational dynamics, and management. By posing questions and providing analysis, the authors seek to make
the reader a "virtual consultant" participating in answering the questions that stories inevitably raise. This is followed
by the authors' own analysis of the case studies, addressing those same questions and offering reflections on how organizations
might be managed so as to minimize dysfunction." -- Publisher's description

The Culture of Oklahoma(
)3
editions published
in
1993
in
English
and held by
699 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Why do Oklahomans have such a strong sense of identity as Oklahomans, and how did they come by it? This book describes how
Oklahomans perceive themselves and how others outside the state view them. in delineating the boundaries and content of what
is distinctively Oklahoman, this book establishes Oklahoma as a bona fide cultural state of mind. It shows how a geographic
region can possess its own distinctive meaning system, one that simultaneously contributes to and is

Euphemism, spin, and the crisis in organizational life by Howard F Stein(
Book
)2
editions published
in
1998
in
English
and held by
260 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Three extensive case studies - one of downsizing, one of managed care, and another of the U.S. prairie's adaptation to life
after the Oklahoma City bombing - provide the evidence for his interpretation. Stein calls for an ethical awakening from our
self-deceptions and the social harm we have done in the name of good business, and for direct, honest language that expresses
our feelings and intentions